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In biology a sting is the part of a number of animals, such as wasps, bees and scorpions, that delivers a poison when used to pierce the skin of another animal.

In law enforcement a sting is an operation designed to catch a person committing a crime. A typical sting will have a law-enforcement officer or cooperative member of the public go along with a criminal's actions (perhaps by purchasing drugs the criminal is selling) to gather evidence of the criminal's wrong-doing.

In The Hobbit, Sting is the name of Bilbo's sword , passed on to Frodo in The Lord of the Rings

Sting is the stage name of Gordon Sumner, the bassist and former lead singer of The Police


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